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Title: A Treasury of Anglican Art by Fr. James B. Simpson, George H. Eatman ISBN: 0-8478-2467-5 Publisher: Rizzoli Pub. Date: 08 February, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A Good General Overview
Comment: The volume is a good introduction to a neglected aspect of religious art. The range is good although there are some notable omissions. The contribution of many of the womens' religious communities could have had a little more coverage as many were famous for their artwork as well as their contributions to the Gothic Revival and Arts and Crafts movements. There are a few technical problems with the book in that at least 17 of the illustrations are reproduced in reverse i.e. in mirror image. The western rose window of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine on pg. 24 is upside down. The frontispiece illustration is incorrectly identified as by Raphael, it is one of the Barbarini tapestries illustrating the life of Christ, the illustration on pg. 68 is not from the Litlyington missal (it looks like a 13th text on Gregory the Great?), the caption on pg. 157 'monastic' should read 'canonical' as York Minster was never a monastic cathedral, it was served by secular canons.
Rating: 4
Summary: Beautiful Survey of Anglican - with a few surprises!
Comment: Most people are familiar with the sacred art of the Catholic Church - but few realize that the Anglican Communion has made a significent contribution as well - particulary in the 19th century when Sacred art elsewhere as stagnent or waning. From the stain glass of Tiffany to the sculpture of August Saint-Guadens, Anglican Churches, particular those in America, set the standard. But this book also covers much more - the from ancient English cathedrals to small chapels in the Caribbean there is suprise on every page. It is especailly refreshing to see so many contemporar works that are carrying on this tradition and at the same time, paving new ground. my only "problem" with this book is it did not contain Fred. Hart's beautiful carvings at the National Cathedral in Washington -no only one of the great works of Sacred art in recent years, but probably one of the most overlooks masterworks of the 20th century
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Title: Lost Icons: Reflections on Cultural Bereavement by Rowan Williams ISBN: 0819219487 Publisher: Morehouse Publishing Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: God's Secretaries : The Making of the King James Bible by Adam Nicolson ISBN: 0060185163 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Resurrection: Interpreting the Easter Gospel by Rowan Williams ISBN: 0829815414 Publisher: Pilgrim Pr Pub. Date: February, 2003 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: Love's Redeeming Work: The Anglican Quest for Holiness by Geoffrey Rowell, Kenneth Stevenson, Rowan Williams ISBN: 0191224766 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: December, 2001 List Price(USD): $55.00 |
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Title: A Dictionary for Episcopalians by John N. Wall, Philippa J. Anderson ISBN: 1561011789 Publisher: Cowley Publications Pub. Date: June, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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